Twelve meth labs found in Allegan County as police target the drug

ALLEGAN COUNTY -- Officers with a Meth Task Force found 12 meth labs and arrested 12 people in a three-week effort to clamp down on increased drug activity, police said.

The task force handled 42 complaints during the period, finding two dumpsites for discarded meth waste and making a variety of other seizures: 27 guns, 26 pounds of marijuana, 16 marijuana plants and two ounces of meth.

Police also made 14 seizures of meth components and 10 fugitive arrests.

The task force was a combined effort using officers with the West Michigan Enforcement Team and Allegan County Sheriff's Department. Police said it was formed to combat increased meth activity this year.